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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacks the Voortrekker wagons and kills the Lukas De Groot camp?
(a) The Bantus.
(b) The San people.
(c) Nxumalo.
(d) Mziikazi and his Matabele warriors.

2. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?
(a) He is good with a spear and thinks he'll be a great warrior.
(b) Although he's a tribal outcast, he's the chief's son.
(c) He is arrogant and has a high opinion of his abilities.
(d) He is very popular with the other boys.

3. How do the Hottentots and Bushmen respond to the new law passed at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) They declare war on the English.
(b) They steal cattle and raid Dutch farms.
(c) They join the English military.
(d) They demand financial restitution for their years of slavery.

4. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?
(a) He whistles.
(b) He draws in the dirt with a sharply pointed stick.
(c) He flirts with the diviner's daughter.
(d) He hums to himself.

5. What interactions do the Voortrekkers have with the Zulu warrior Dingane?
(a) Dingane signs a peace treaty with them.
(b) Dingane agrees to herd cattle and sheep for them.
(c) Dingane promises them land rights, but plans to kill them.
(d) Dingane guides them through dangerous Bantu land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mfecane mean?

2. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?

3. What law do the English pass at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

4. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

5. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?

(see the answer key)

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